Just To 'Hang' In There by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just To 'Hang' In There that begins with:

We've all seen them rush,
To meet and greet new guests....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcbdd ABbbXX ABbXXedec Xcdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 011111 00101 1011 0111 000101 11101 011111 010001101 00110 1010111 1111010 11101 011111 01111 010111 1010010100 1110010100 010101010 110000100100 11001101 1110101 101001001 00101001 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

    The author used the same word we've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines guests is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Just To 'Hang' In There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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